Dr.
Cynthia Furse(note Smith Chart earrings in her photo), a Professor
of Electromagnetics at the University of Utah's Department of Electrical Engineering, has produced
a very nice video series that covers a wide range of topics and techniques on the venerable Smith
Chart. The ten videos begin with an introduction, progress through reflection coefficients, shorts
and opens, impedance matching, a slot line example, and finally a summary.
Dr. Furse rose to worldwide fame about a decade ago a least partially based on the colorful
handmade quit she created with a Smith Chart pattern; it is an exquisite example of juxtapositioning
the traditional with the contemporary. Of course holding at least 13 patents and conducting research
in bio-electromagnetics, antennas, wireless communication, electrical fault location, electrical
properties of sea ice, and engineering education outreach helped as well.
Smith
Chart quilt (bottom of page), by Professor Cynthia Furse of the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Utah (formerly at Utah State
University). She has her students sign when they have finished their design projects.
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